BoatsElite 37

Elite 37

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1981–1987

A Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop with a performance-oriented sail area-to-displacement ratio of 18.67

Designed by Ron Holland, built by Kirie.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

2.07 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

181 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 181
EasygoingPowered-up

18.7 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.7
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.7
Displacement / length
181.3
Comfort ratio
21.5
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1363
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1987
Designer
Ron Holland
Builder
Kirie

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